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title: "Accessibility Checker Rule Help: Rpt_Aria_RegionLabel_Implicit"
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import "../../../styles/ToolHelp.scss"
import { CodeSnippet, Tag } from "carbon-components-react";

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### An element with a `"region"` role does not have a label

<div id="locLevel"></div>

Elements with a `"region"` role must have a label that describes their purpose

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### Why is this important?

Elements with a `"region"` role must have a label that describes the purpose of the region. This information helps people using assistive technologies to find and navigate the region.

<div id="locSnippet"></div>

### What to do

* If there is visible text that appropriately describes the region's purpose, set the region element's `aria-labelledby` attribute to the `id` value of that text (example below);
* OR, use the `aria-label` attribute to add a label directly to the element with the `"region"` role.

For example, the HTML `<section>` element has an implicit role of `"region"`:

<CodeSnippet type="multi" light={true}>&lt;section aria-labelledby="log1"&gt;
	&lt;h3 id="log1"&gt;Real time log&lt;/h3&gt;
	This is the text contained within the landmark region...
&lt;/section&gt;</CodeSnippet>

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### About this requirement

[IBM 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks](https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/requirements/#2_4_1)
[W3C WAI-ARIA Practices 1.2 Region Landmark](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.2/examples/landmarks/region.html)

### Who does this affect?

* People using a screen reader, including blind, low vision and neurodivergent people

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